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That is what I thought. There is a bit of an argument here and I needed confirmation.<br />
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Thank you
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That is what I thought. There is a bit of an argument here and I needed confirmation.

Thank you

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My understanding is that if a computer is not properly removed from AD, say like the machine has crashed. You will need to manually remove it from AD.<br />
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Please confirm or correct me.
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My understanding is that if a computer is not properly removed from AD, say like the machine has crashed. You will need to manually remove it from AD.

Please confirm or correct me.

Computer removal from AD

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